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To prevent or stall the passage of a bill.
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Can a senator take a break during a filibuster?
Yes, a senator can take a break during a filibuster, but the rules and procedures surrounding filibusters can vary. In some cases, the senator may yield the floor temporarily to another senator who supports their cause. However, the senator cannot leave the chamber for an extended period of time as it could potentially end the filibuster.
What is it called when a senator keeps talking to delay a vote?
Filibuster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster
What body has the ability to filibuster?
The body of a US Senator
How does the senator prevent a law from being passed?
filibuster
When a senator tries to speak forever to delay a bill?
Filibuster
Senator action to delay voting on legislative action?
a filibuster?
What is it called when a senator gets the floor and keeps talking?
This is a filibuster.
The frustrated senator fulminated in anger at the continued filibuster?
exploded
Is a tactic used by a Senator to stall a bill and prevent a vote?
filibuster
Which procedure allows a senator to prevent a vote on an issue until the Senate leadership consults individually with the senator?
filibuster
Which legislative tool would a senator most likely use to ensure a bill she supports becomes law even though the House and Senate passed substantially different versions of the bill?
overriding a veto
What word is used for long speeches by a senator that halts the passage of a bill?
A filibuster is a long speech by a Senator that stops a bill's passage. It is a parliamentary procedure that dates back to ancient Rome where the senator Cato the Younger often used this tactic.
